The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-08-25

FORAKER will open the campaign
at Cald well, Noble county, on the 7th
of September.
Texas has $50 counties, and is as
large as Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan
combined.
GENERAL SHERMAN predicts se-
ries of terrible wars in this country
within the lifetime of the present
generation of men.
THE War Department has ordered
Generals Crook and Terry to hold
themselves in readiness in the event
of the Indians taking the war path.
FORAKER and Henry George are
somewhat alike. They both want all
taxes levied Oh lands. How do farm
srs like that?
1T might be inferred upon reading
the Republican platform of Ohio that
Eliza Pinkston wrote 1t, but she didn't.
Her partner, John Sherman, was its
paPa.-IWayne Co. Dem.
PoF. o. @. FOWLER, the noted phre
nologist and lecturer, died at his resi-
dence, near Sharon station, Conn last
Thursday morning, after an illness of
only thirty hours. The cause of death
was spinal trouble, superinduced by a
severe cold.
PROF. ELISHA GRAY, of telephone
fame, has succeeded in producing a
new invention which astonishes the
world. It is called the 'TelantOgraph,
and 1t ID claimed will give a fac simile
OF o written message at any distance.
the exact copy being reproduced at
the other end of the line, ut the mo.
ment of sending. What mex?
THIRTEEN counties in Ohio report
an average yield OF winter wheat OF
IA bushels. The average condition of
the corn crop reported by thirteen
counties is so per cent, damage by
drouth having been slight. Eleven
counties report an average yield OF
cats of 324-ll bushels.
RICHARD SEAMAN SCOTT, who alb
sconded in 1888 with $3.50, ,0O0 that be-
longed to the Manhattan Bank of N !.
r., has confessed to Consul General
waller, in London, duplicating John
r. Dunn, who, he says, advised him
TO take 81 600, 900. He only took $3.50.
coo, retaining $4,000, and giving the
remainder to Dunn to iavest.
TEE Democrats of Ohio have asked
o reduction of the taxes on foods and
clothing-the necessaries Of life. The
Republican PARTY has demanded that
the taxes ON these be kept high and
that the tax on tobacco be taken on,
Reader, which of these propositions
oommends itself to yeur calm judg'
ment?
TIE Presidents invitation to visit
Atlanta is made of four leaves of 0eor.
eia gold, about the size of duodecime
book. bound with clasps of Georgis
silver, and each clasp set with Geor'
sia diamond. The invitation is In
closed In box inlaid with sixty eigh1
samples of Georgia wood. which Ii
embedded In block of Georgia mar
bile of every shade. from black to white
In Kentucky the two counties tha
are a disgrace to civilization are Clay
and Rowan. 1t is needless to say thai
both are intensely Republican. Clay
county, where the election riots oc
CURED made Republican gain OF 44s
In Rowan county, the home OF thu
eminent Republican outlaw, Craie
Tolliver, owing to his demise, TIT
Democrats were allowed to vote ant
make gain.
GOVERNOR FORAKER, In ordering
the removal of b. E. Giikey, 1nancia
.oent of the Xenia Soldiers and Sail
ora orpan's Home. has proven his low
for the boys who captured the nag
over which he recently went into hys
tarics. Gilkey is a SON of a soldier
ant alas for him, he voted for Hoadly
An 1855. An instance of civil service
-.sorm with "reform" eliminated
,vb;ch. however, is q sample OF Fora
ker,s Interpretation OF the methods o
she n. o, p. in the " reform business